New York City is home to the largest school system in the country, and students from around the world pursue their higher education in the metro region’s community colleges, public and elite private schools. We are excited to announce that Carrie Melago, a journalist with a deep knowledge of the New York City public school system, will join Metro as an assistant editor. In classic New York City media fashion, she worked in “the shack” in One Police Plaza. Most recently, she was acting deputy editor at Documented, the nonprofit news outlet covering New York City immigration news. “It’s no surprise that she quickly found success as an editor, at The News, The Journal and then at Chalkbeat.